week 5 blood Flashcards
Males have _____ gallons of blood.
1.5
Females have _____ gallons of blood.
1
Blood makes up about __ % of body weight.
8
The functions of blood are to transport ____ & _____, balance ____ & ____, and protect against _____ & ______.
nutrients/hormones, water/pH, infections/blood loss
The composition of blood is __% fluid and __% cellular component.
55%, 45%
Red blood cells are called:
Erythrocytes
Platelets are called:
Thrombocytes
White blood cells are called:
Leukocytes
Plasma is the _____ _________ of blood.
fluid component
Plasma is composed of :
Most importantly: PROTEIN & WATER, as well as hormones, ions and molecules
What are the three plasma protein types:
albumin, globulins, and clotting proteins
What are the three types of globulins:
alpha, beta, and gamma
Example of a gamma globulin are:
IMMUNOGLOBULINS (antibodies we have)
Oncotic pressure:
pressure created by proteins
What is the major plasma protein, (most abundant)
albumin
Albumin makes up ___ of all plasma protein.
2/3
What is the function of albumin:
to create and maintain osmotic pressure
Albumin is produced by the _____.
liver
Clotting proteins are also called
clotting factors
There are __ types of clotting proteins.
12
All 12 types of clotting proteins and albumin are produced by the ____.
liver
Red blood cells function to transport ___.
O2
Red blood cells are produced in the ___ ____ ______ due to a hormone called ___________.
red bone marrow, erythropoietin
Mature red blood cells do not have which organelles _______ or _______.
nucleus or mitochondria
Red blood cells are a ________ disc.
biconcave
Red blood cells are packed with a protein called _______.
hemoglobin
Each red blood cell has about _________ hemoglobin per cell.
300,000
Red blood cells live for about ___ days.
120
Red blood cells are killed in the ______ by ____________.
spleen , macrophages
Macrophages are :
white blood cells
Erytheropeiosis is the process of
red blood cell production
Process of erytheropeiosis :
O2 levels drop-> chemoreceptors in kidney are stimulated-> kidneys release erythropoietin-> erythropoietin travels through blood stream to Red Bone Marrow-> erythropoietin causes stem cells to turn to RBC’s-> O2 levels increase
The cycle of erytheropeiosis takes about ____ weeks to occur.
2
The function of hgb is to
transport oxygen
When hgb is bound to oxygen it is called:
oxyhemoglobin
When hgb is not bound to oxygen it is called:
deoxyhemoglobin
Adult hgb is :
a2b2 (alpha 2 beta 2)
Adult hgb has __ subunits.
4
Hgb is a _______ structure, made of 4 polypeptide chains.
quaternary
The subunits of hgb are
polypeptide chain, heme, and iron.
Each iron molecule binds ____ molecule of ______.
1, oxygen
right shift =
low affinity of hgb to oxygen, hence O2 has been released to tissues
left shift=
high affinity of hgb to oxygen, hence it hold on to the O2 (does not release it to tissues)